- dire
- ['daiə]
- adj. 可怕的；悲惨的；极端的
参考例子
- 1.The situation has become so dire that there are reports of people eating mud cakes in some slums.
- 现在情况已经变得十分糟糕，以致有消息说，有些贫民窟的人在用泥饼充饥。
- 2.The backward economy and the cruel exploitation by the serf-owners kept the people in dire poverty and misery.
- 经济的落后和农奴主的残酷剥削，使人民群众处于极端贫穷和悲惨的生活境地。
- 3.These caves are crucial to the species' survival and disturbances in the area can have dire consequences for the bats.
- 这些洞穴对于该物种的生存是至关重要的，因为周围的干扰会对蝙蝠造成可怕的后果。
英文解释
- adj.
- 1.fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
- 2.causing fear or dread or terror
网络释义
- dire
- 可怕的; 可怕悲惨不吉利极端迫切（的）; 可怕的，迫切的; 悲惨之;
- Dire Striats
- 恐怖海峡;
- Dire ape
- 凶暴人猿; 凶暴猿;
- Dire shuttlecock
- 鸡毛毽;
- dire threats
- 严重威胁;